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Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

Envision a world resilient to all forces. We engineer the important and treasured structures of a community for today’s needs and future realities.

Because bold visions require bold thinking.

Because bold visions require bold thinking.

At Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH), we guide superior performance through unparalleled experience. Our collective knowledge provides us with a unique lens to investigate and explain failures, help codify standards today, and innovate the future. By leveraging our diverse technical expertise, we deliver integrated engineering solutions to address our clients’ most daunting challenges.

In 1956, Howard Simpson, Werner Gumpertz, and Frank Heger founded Simpson Gumpertz & Heger. The MIT professors and renowned engineers used their passion and expertise to build the guiding philosophies SGH lives by to this day. They established a foundation that would guide the firm’s future generations—an unwavering commitment to excellence and integrity.

Today, we have 800 employees in office locations throughout the United States. Our industry-leading teams remain committed to these founding values, striving to be outstanding in everything we do.

SGH. PERFORMANCE BEYOND EXPECTATION.

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Our responsibility.

Our responsibility.

At SGH, we embrace our obligation to improve the neighborhoods where we live and work, protect our planet, and make society a place where all individuals are welcome and included.

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Our diverse capabilities, unwavering character, and ongoing commitment to each other and our clients make us who we are. Together, we bring pride and passion to everything we do.

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